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Self harm cases in womenรขโฌโขs prisons reaches record high
With the effects of COVID-19 many prisoners have been separated from their loved ones even more so than before. Having more than a year apart from seeing their families has caused a serious impact.
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Police restraint contributed to Leon Briggs death, jury finds
The way in which police officers restrained a man with drug-induced psychosis รขโฌลmore than minimallyรขโฌย contributed to his death in Lutonรย in 2013, an inquest jury in Milton Keynes has found by unanimous verdict.
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Mzee Mohammed was an innocent victim of mental illness and knife crime
In the hours before the death of Mzee Mohammed Daley, his worried dad described “seeing the fear in my boy’s eyes.” He had long struggled with mental health difficulties, and was at the start of a descent into a psychotic episode.
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Custody campaign groups back new research on impact on families
4WardEver UK and the United Families & Friends Campaign are calling on affected families to support new research to be conducted by Dr Nadine El-Enany, examining what drives campaigns and what families understand justice to mean.
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Thomas Orchard: Police officers avoid misconduct hearing over custody death
The family of a church caretaker who died after being restrained in police custody say they feel รขโฌลfailed beyond beliefรขโฌย by a decision to dismiss misconduct charges against four officers.
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Police officer sacked after false account over Kingsley Burrell’s death
A West Midlands Police officer has been dismissed following a misconduct hearing for providing dishonest accounts after the death of Kingsley Burrell. Breaches of honesty and integrity were found proven at gross misconduct level.
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Family celebrate lasting legacy as รขโฌหSeniรขโฌโขs Lawรขโฌโข receives Royal Assent
Today the Mental Health (Use of Force) Bill has received Royal Assent in Parliament, eight years after the death of Seni Lewis as a lasting legacy. Known as Seniรขโฌโขs Law, the Bill will increase protections and oversight on use of force in mental health settings.
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Mental health triage scheme recognised internationally
A specialist emergency unit which offers immediate assessments to suspected mental health sufferers in the West Midlands has been recognised internationally – Counterparts from Australia visited the region to learn about best practice.
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Marcia Rigg : Almost ten years without true justice
“I could never have imagined that almost ten years after his death Iรขโฌโขd still be fighting for justice for my brother, Sean Rigg. Towards the end of what I call a รขโฌหcut throat battleรขโฌโข, I have learnt that true justice is unlikely, probably impossible.”
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MP introduces law to prevent the deaths of black and minority ethnic people in custody
source:รย Croydon Advertiser published: 20 July 2017 Croydon North MP Steve Reed has launched a bid to prevent a repeat of the severe failings that led to the death of South Norwood graduate Olaseni Lewis. Mr Reed has launched the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill – dubbed Seni’s Law – which aims to prevent…